Luke 16:1

He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

In Context

2And calling him, he said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Render an account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

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Cross References

Matthew 25:14“For it is as if a man leaving on a journey, who called his own servants and handed over his possessions to them.

Luke 12:42And the Lord said, “Who then is a faithful and wise manager, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

Luke 15:30But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fatted calf for him.’

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:1

The scope of Christ's discourse in this chapter is to awaken and quicken us all so to use this world as not to abuse it, so to manage all our possessions and enjoyments here as that they may make for us, and may not make against us in the other world; for they will do either the one or the other, according as we use them now. I. If we do good with them, and lay out what we have in works of piety and charity, we shall reap the benefit of it in the world to come; and this he shows in the parable of the unjust… Read the whole commentary →

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